The Radiocarbon Record and Precolonial California

Author(s): Christopher Morgan

Year: 2024

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Radiocarbon summed probability distributions (SPDs) have become increasingly popular as means to track demographic trends, and by association, any variety of explanations for changes in past behavior. This paper uses SPDs from across California to develop hypotheses as to the ostensible effects of climate, technological change, population movements, and demography itself on human behavior. These hypotheses are then critically reviewed per the method and theory behind using SPDs in archaeology and within the context of the limitations of the region’s archaeological record.

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The Radiocarbon Record and Precolonial California. Christopher Morgan. Presented at The 89th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. 2024 ( tDAR id: 499813)

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Keywords

General
Archaic • Chronology • Dating Techniques: Radiometric • Summed Probability Distributions

Geographic Keywords
North America: California and Great Basin

Spatial Coverage

min long: -124.189; min lat: 31.803 ; max long: -105.469; max lat: 43.58 ;

Record Identifiers

Abstract Id(s): 39724.0